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No. 730,730. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1903. J. G. ZUMWALT.

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No. 730,730. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1903.

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GATE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, 1903.

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UNIT D STATES Patented j'une 9, 1903.

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JOE O. ZUMVVALT, OF CLAY CENTER, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- THIRDS TOGEORGE W. ORR AND EDWVARD WV. ORR, OF CLAY COUNTY, NEBRASKA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,730, dated June 9,1903.

Application filed February 12. 1903. Serial No. 143,079. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jon C. ZUMWALT, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Clay Center, in the county of Clay and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates;and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gates designed for farm and other uses,'andhas for its object to providea gate which is simple of construction,durable in use, comparatively inexpensive of production, and susceptibleof being easily and conveniently opened and closed.

The invention consists of a gate embodying certain novel features ofconstruction, com-. bination, and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a gateembodying my invention, showing the gate closed. Fig. 2 is a similarview showing the gate slid back preliminary to opening. Fig. 3 is a topplan view showing the gate swung open. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectionshowing the gate-latch. Fig. 5 is a cross-section through thetrackbar,showing the gate in end elevation. Fig. 6 is a section throughthe latch end of the track-bar, showing in full and broken lines its twopositions when thrown into and out of locking engagement with theauxiliary latch-post.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numerals l and 2represent guide-posts arranged diagonally to the longitudinal plane ofthe gateway and connected at their upper ends by a cross-piece 2. Tothis cross-piece is pivoted, as by a pin or bolt 3, a track-beam 4,which is thus mounted to swing to a position at right angles to thelongitudinal plane of the gateway andis provided with a curved orrounded surface 5 to adapt it also to rock or tilt upon the cross piece2.

The gate 6 is provided at one end with a in the appended.

bail-shaped latch 7, whose ends are formed into hooks 8 to engage latchprojections 9 upon .the latch-post 10, which is disposed at the side ofthe gateway opposite the'guideposts 1 and 2. The gate is suspended fromthe track-bar by hangers 11 and is adapted to slide longitudinallybetween the guideposts to a partially open position and then to be swungat right angles to the posts to a completely open position on the beam4, which swings therewith.

Each hanger 11 consists of a sheet-metal or cast-metal yoke, whose armsare secured at their free ends to the gate and are perforated at theirupper ends 'to form bearings to receive the journals of a roller 12, therollers upon the two hangers serving as movable supports for the gate,whereby the latter may be moved along the bar in an obvious manner.

The cross piece or bar which'c'on'n'ect's the upper ends of the arms ofeachyoke-hanger is provided with projecting downturned flanges orshields 13, constituting rain-sheds and deflectors to prevent leaves,twigs, and

other foreign substances from getting access to the crevice between theends of each wheel and the arms of the hangers and interfering with thefree movement of the wheel or roller.

Located. on the'opposite side of the posts 1 and 2 from the latch-post10 is an auxiliary latch-post 10, which is provided at its upper endwith a latch socket or recess 14, which has an extension .15, causingthe formation on the outer side of the post of alatch-shoulder 16. Theadjacent end of the track-beam 4 is reduced to form a latch member 17and is adapted to swing in and out of said socket or recess 14 and enterthe extension l5,to be locked by the shoulder 16 to hold the beamagainst movement.

Fig. 1 of the drawings shows the gate closed. When it is desired to openthe gate, the bail-latch is disengaged from the latch projections 9 andthe gate then moved backward to the position shown in Fig. 2 on the beam4, in which position it strikes stops 18 on the latch end of the beam,which stops prevent the hanger on the contiguous end of the gate frommoving off the beam. After as shown in Fig. 3.

a In closing the gate the gate is first swung back to the position shownin Fig. 2 and then moved along the bar or beam 4 until it again reachesthe position shown in Fig. 1, when the latch end of the beam engages thesocket in the post 10' and holds the beam from movement, and thebail-latch on the end of the gate is engaged with the latch members 9 toprevent said gate from sliding on the beam.

When the gate is closed, it will be seen that the weight thereof fallsupon the end of the beam nearest the post 10, thus causing the beam totilt or rock on the cross-piece'2, so as to throw its latch end upwardinto the socket 14 in the post 10 and behind the shoulders 16, thusholding said latch'end of the beam in locking engagement with the saidshoulder 16 and preventing the beam from swinging. On the other hand,when the gate is slid back on the beam 4 this preliminary movementthro-ws the weight of the same upon the opposite or latch end of thebar, whereby the latter tilts it down out of engagement with theextension 15, allowing the gate to be swung completely open to theposition shown-in Fig. 3.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the :form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a gate of the character described, the combination withdiagonally-disposed guideposts, of main and auxiliary end latch-posts,said latch-posts being provided with latch members, the latch member ofthe auxiliary post consisting of a socket provided with an extensionforming a shoulder on the outer side of the post, a gate provided at oneend with a latch member to engage the latch meming movement of the barengages and disen' gages its latch member from said socket,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOE O. ZUMWALT.

Witnesses:

J. E. WHEELER, G. W. ORR.

